Governments have promoted digitalisation of public services to improve efficiency, cut costs and meet modern demands for speedy responses. “This push for the digital has caught some people by surprise. Many older adults now feel they face another hurdle in living an independent life”, Hanken’s Professor Emeritus Jeff Hearn writes in The Conversation.

Regeringar har främjat digitalisering av offentliga tjänster för att öka effektiviteten, minska kostnaderna och möta moderna krav på snabba svar. ”Den här digitaliseringssatsningen har kommit som en överraskning för vissa. Många äldre upplever nu att de står inför ännu ett hinder för att kunna leva ett självständigt liv”, skriver Hankens professor emeritus Jeff Hearn i The Conversation.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2026.

Digital tools are often used to increase citizen participation, but more activity does not always lead to better engagement. New research shows how participatory budgeting, where citizens decide how public funds are spent, can be redesigned to create greater public value.

The Hanken Insights event on 20 May 2026 invited experts to discuss the current state of the Nordic labour market and how it is shaped and impacted by technological and structural change. A key takeaway was that human expertise will remain essential, but agility in learning is critical for success in a rapidly changing labour market.

A new research project will examine how major changes in the labour market affect crime. Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs, assistant professor of economics at Hanken School of Economics, is part of the project group which has received SEK 1,5 million funding from Handelsbanken’s Research Foundations.

As part of the Hanken JobShadow initiative, companies open their doors to international students for a day, offering a unique glimpse into everyday working life in Finland. For students Ayesha Ahmed and Luozhi Chen, this meant spending a day inside Wärtsilä and Rights & Brands.

A new, comprehensive agreement between five Swedish-language higher education institutions in Finland aims to ensure both a wide offering and opportunities for specialisation in education. Through this cooperation, the institutions seek to strengthen Swedish-language higher education by increasing synergies, choice, and academic diversity.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with Catholic University of Portugal – Porto, Portugal, and The Queen’s University of Belfast in North Ireland, United Kingdom. You can apply for an exchange at the new partner universities for the spring semester 2027 in the application round that opened today. The deadline for the applications is 15 June 2026.

Hanken’s total annual carbon footprint* in 2025 was 11 876 tCO2e. Emissions decreased by 3 % compared to the reference year 2018 and by 16 % compared to 2024. A vast majority of Hanken’s climate emissions arise from its value chain.

Hanken har signerat avtal om studentutbyte med Catholic University of Portugal – Porto, Portugal, och The Queen’s University of Belfast i Nordirland, Storbritannien. Du kan ansöka om utbytesplats vid de nya samarbetsuniversiteten för vårterminen 2027 i utbytesansökan som öppnade idag. Deadline för ansökan är 15.6.2026.

Occupational segregation, the systematic concentration of different demographic groups in different fields and occupations, is strong in Finland. New research shows that gendered and racialised stereotypical assumptions reproduce segregation in vocational education.

Hösten 2025 startade ett nytt magisterprogram i hållbarhetsrapportering och finansiell analys som ett samarbete mellan Hanken i Vasa och Umeå universitet. Det är frågan om Finlands första ettåriga magisterprogram på universitetsnivå.

In April 2026, a wellbeing survey was conducted among all degree students at Hanken School of Economics. The results show that most Hanken students are doing well and that their studies are progressing according to plan.

Audit and advisory firm BDO is the latest company to join Hanken’s Partner Programme. “We want Hanken students to see BDO as an attractive future workplace,” says Talent Acquisition Coordinator Ansa Valmu.

Stefan Sundgren has been appointed professor of accounting at Hanken School of Economics as of 1 April 2026. Sundgren teaches international accounting at master’s level and conducts research on the links between bankruptcies and crime.

Danske Bank is the latest company to join the Hanken Partner Programme.
“We want to make students aware of the opportunities available in Danske Bank, where you can grow within diverse roles and explore the different parts of one of the largest Nordic banks,” says Talent Acquisition Partner Bessy Sederlöf.

The research project, led by Associate Professor Tapani Rinta-Kahila at Hanken School of Economics, investigates why artificial intelligence (AI) systems used by governments sometimes fail, causing harm to citizens and triggering legal challenges, and how such risks can be recognised and prevented.

The interest in business studies continues to be strong in Finland. In this spring’s second joint application round, Hanken School of Economics received a total of 3,179 applications (2025: 3,279, 2024: 2,889). The master's programme received a total of 426 applications from 268 applicants (2025: 257), which was the highest number of individual applicants ever.

Finland aims for 75 percent of international students to stay in the country and enter the labour market after graduation. This is also something Hanken is actively working towards.

Hankens Executive in Residence Petri Kokko has been appointed to Hanken & SSE Executive Education's Board of Directors. Kokko is one of Finland's most experienced tech- and AI-profiles with a global career.

On 17 March 2026, we will send an SMS to you as a BSc or MSc student or a doctoral researcher at Hanken asking about your studies and overall well-being.

A new research project at Hanken examines how people living with HIV experience stigma and navigate support in everyday life. The project is led by Kyriakos Apostolou, post doc researcher at Hanken, who has been awarded a prestigious EU Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship of more than 200 000 EUR for carrying out this work.

Ett nytt forskningsprojekt vid Hanken undersöker hur personer som lever med hiv upplever stigma och hur de tar del av stöd i vardagen. Projektet leds av Kyriakos Apostolou, postdoktoral forskare vid Hanken, som har tilldelats ett prestigefyllt EU-stipendium, Marie SkłodowskaCurie Postdoctoral Fellowship, på över 200 000 euro för projektet.

If you are studying at the bachelor’s or master’s level at Hanken in Vaasa, you now have the opportunity to register for cross-studies at the other universities and universities of applied sciences in the region, through the new cross-study network of the Vaasa Consortium of Higher Education.

Want real-world experience you can put on your CV? Event Management in Practice is a project-based course where you work directly with the organising team of a major international conference, Frontiers in Service 2026, held at Hanken in Helsinki 28 June–2 July 2026.

Vill du ha praktisk erfarenhet som du kan sätta på din CV? Event Management in Practice är en projektbaserad kurs där du arbetar direkt med organisationsteamet för en stor internationell konferens, Frontiers in Service 2026, som hålls vid Hanken i Helsingfors 28 juni–2 juli 2026.

Centret för språk och affärskommunikation vid Hanken är känt för sin mångsidiga språkundervisning. Ett exempel är kursen ”Creative Community Engagement” där studenterna gör volontärarbete i samhället och samtidigt testar sina kommunikationsförmågor i situationer som inte går att återskapa i ett klassrum.

The Board of Hanken School of Economics appoints the rector for a maximum of five years at a time. At its meeting on 2 February 2026, the Board decided that the current Rector, Ingmar Björkman, whose five-year term ends on 31 July 2027, will have his mandate extended by one year until 31 July 2028. According to current retirement regulations, Björkman retires in the autumn of 2028.

Det är den tiden på året! Har du någonsin undrat vilken karriärprofil som matchar din personlighet bäst? Vilken typ av kollega du kommer att vara och vilka prioriteringar som är viktigast för dig? Gör Universums karriärtest och ta ett steg närmare ditt professionella jag!

När Patrick Lapveteläinen inledde sina studier i finansiering och investering vid Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) år 1986 befann sig Finland mitt i en period av stor förändring. Kapitalmarknaden öppnades, räntorna avreglerades och finansbranschen formades om helt.

How can institutional investors better balance return targets with solvency risk in an increasingly complex market environment? New research shows that that using advanced cross-prediction methods makes return forecasts more accurate for both stock and bond portfolios and helps improve portfolio design and risk management.

Hanken now offers an institutional license for the reference management tool Zotero. The license provides all Hanken users with unlimited storage quota in the service. Read more to ensure that your Zotero account is covered by the license.

Welcome to join the library’s workshops during the spring 2026! The workshops are held online, and are open for everyone at Hanken.

A new doctoral study shows that the sharing economy is shaped by cultural meanings, business model shifts and everyday practices, not only by digital platforms.

Applications for exchange studies in autumn semester 2026 and internship grants for May-August 2026 are now open for students. The deadline is 2 February 2026.

While many organisations use human resource management (HRM) practices like performance management, training and development, flexible work arrangement and job autonomy to improve productivity, it has remained unclear whether these systems also support employee well-being, or whether performance gains come at the expense of how employees feel at work.

As the climate impacts increase, humanitarian medical cold chains (HMCCs) must balance resilience while increasing the use of sustainable energy. New research explores how both can align, guiding humanitarian actors toward greener HMCCs.

I takt med allt starkare klimatpåverkan, måste humanitära medicinska kylkedjor balansera resiliens samtidigt som de ökar användningen av hållbar energi. Ny forskning undersöker hur de här målen kan förenas och vägleder humanitära aktörer mot grönare kylkedjor.

The President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, has awarded three distinctions to people associated with Hanken School of Economics.

Here you can find the opening hours for Hanken during Christmas and New Year 2025.

The Foundation for Economic Education has granted 120 000 EUR to a new research project at the Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management (CERS) at Hanken School of Economics. The project explores how Nordic firms can strengthen market-centric capabilities critical for scaling innovations internationally.

Liikesivistysrahasto har beviljat 120 000 euro till ett nytt forskningsprojekt vid Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management (CERS), Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken). Projektet undersöker hur nordiska företag kan stärka de marknadsorienterade färdigheter som är avgörande för att skala upp innovationer internationellt.

Hanken har signerat avtal om studentutbyte med Miami University Farmer School of Business i Ohio, USA. Du kan ansöka om utbytesplats vid det nya samarbetsuniversitetet för höstterminen 2026 i utbytesansökan som öppnar i mitten på december. Deadline för ansökan är 2.2.2026.

Can prediction reshape economics? New research shows that prediction is not just a technical exercise, it can transform how we understand and apply economic principles.

Kan förutsägelser omforma ekonomin? Ny forskning visar att prediktion inte bara är en teknisk exercis – den kan förändra hur vi förstår och tillämpar ekonomiska principer.

Alexandra Dahlberg is a medical doctor, AI researcher and Hanken alum who has carved out a unique career path by combining medicine, economics and technology.

The Opin.fi website brings together open studies from universities and universities of applied sciences across Finland – all in one place. Hanken’s courses are now also included, for anyone looking to strengthen their skills and knowledge.

How do we meet the challenges of a changing world – that was the topic as Hankendagen and Hanken & SSE Executive Education celebrated their 20th anniversary.

Hanken har signerat nya avtal om studentutbyte med ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management vid Universidade de Lisboa i Lissabon, Portugal, NEOMA Business School i Reims och Rouen, Frankrike, University of National and World Economy UNWE i Sofia, Bulgarien och University of Surrey i Guildford, Storbritannien. Ansök om utbyte till de nya samarbetsuniversiteten för hösten 2026 mellan mitten av december och 2.2.2026.

The Language café at Hanken School of Economics is a new initiative open to both students and staff offering a relaxed and inclusive setting for language learning, cultural exchange and community building. It’s also part of Hanken’s broader efforts to support language learning and integration.

Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har deltagit i en utbildning som ordnats av THL för att stärka ett antirasistiskt arbetssätt. Målet var att fundera på aktiva åtgärder för att förebygga rasism och motverka dess effekter på arbetsplatsen.

Är du en internationell studerande på magisternivå, eller har du just blivit klar med dina magisterstudier och vill nu avancera på den finländska arbetsmarknaden? Det här är en utmärkt möjlighet för dig att stärka din professionella expertis inom den finska arbetsmarknaden, bygga nätverk med arbetsgivare och förbättra dina språkkunskaper genom arbetserfarenhet.

Are you an international student in a master's degree program or a recent master’s degree graduate and want to advance your career in the Finnish job market? This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your professional expertise in Finnish working life, build networks with employers, and improve your language skills through real work experience.

A new way to store your things: pack at home, schedule pickup through an app, and have them delivered back whenever you need, whether it’s a few items or everything at once. This innovative service has been created by Hanken student Axel Aarnio and his co-founder Mikael Mauranen, in collaboration with Posti and Hanken Business Lab.

How is AI transforming the way we work, lead and collaborate? And how can AI-based methods be used not just to boost productivity but to strengthen the human and social capabilities of organisational life? These are the central questions driving a new research project led by Hanken School of Economics and Aalto University, funded by Business Finland.

Students and tech enthusiasts gathered at Hanken from 9–11 October 2025 to take part in the Quantum x AI Hackathon. During the event, organised in collaboration with Ultrahack, participants developed tools that converged artificial intelligence, quantum computing, portfolio optimisation, and cybersecurity to shape the future of finance.

Professor Vlad Vaiman from the School of Management of California Lutheran University in the USA is visiting Hanken during autumn (Nov-Dec) and spring (March-April) as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics. He will be working at the Department of Management and Organisation.

The University of Mannheim offers a workshop series that aims to equip participants with evidence-based knowledge and practical tools to manage
their mental health effectively. Hanken staff and students are welcome to join online for free!

Universität Mannheim erbjuder en workshopserie som ger deltagarna kunskap och praktiska verktyg för att ta hand om sin psykiska hälsa. Hankens personal och studenter få delta gratis online!

A large-scale experimental study conducted in Finland reveals that knowing one’s relative income position affects both satisfaction and behaviour.

Hanken offers students the opportunity to participate in the ENGAGE.EU Winter Schools, which are organized in January and February 2026 by NHH, University of Mannheim and WU Vienna. Application deadline is 15 Oct 2025. Students can apply to multiple Winter Schools but can only be offered a spot at one.

According to a national survey conducted annually, alumni of Hanken School of Economics score highly on employability and they are satisfied with both their studies and their career development. This year’s survey opens on 1 October 2025 and we hope to once again receive a great number of responses!

Finance Link is the latest company to join Hanken’s partner programme. “I hope the collaboration will lead to recruitment of young talent and strengthen our visibility within Hanken’s network,” says CEO Robert Malmström.

Finance Link är senaste företaget att ansluta sig till Hankens partnerprogram.
– Jag hoppas att samarbetet ska leda till rekrytering av unga talanger och stärka synligheten i Hankens nätverk, säger vd Robert Malmström.

Med verktyget Research Assistant i databasen Web of Science kan du göra sökningar med naturligt språk. Verktyget hämtar svar från databasen och hjälper dig att få en helhetsbild av ditt ämne. Research Assistant är tillgänglig för testanvändning fram till 17 oktober.

Hanken's MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) are available on the DigiCampus platform from September 2025.

Hankens MOOC:ar (Massive Open Online Course) är från och med september 2025 tillgängliga på plattformen DigiCampus.

Join Perlego’s quick and practical webinar to get the most out of your access to the ebook service Perlego.

Hanken School of Economics' master's programme is ranked 60th in this year's edition of the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking. Hanken thus receives top marks as one of the three leading business schools in the Nordic region. The Financial Times annually ranks the 100 best master’s programmes world-wide.

“Finland is facing a range of challenges, including the country’s economic situation. While it’s clear that savings must be found, it’s equally important to make necessary investments for the future. Raising the country’s level of education is undoubtedly one of these,” said Rector Ingmar Björkman at Hanken School of Economics’ opening of the academic year on 1 September 2025.

Rector has made the decision regarding the exchange places for spring semester 2026.

Rektor har fattat beslut om fördelningen av utbytesplatser för vårterminen 2026.

Welcome to join the library’s workshops during the autumn term! The workshops are held online, and are open for everyone at Hanken.

How can we ensure that society continues to function during crises in the future? This is the central question of a new research project in which Hanken School of Economics is participating, together with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

Maintenance work on Hanken's server platform starting Tuesday 01 July and expected to end on Wednesday 02 July.

The results from the joint digital entrance exam F in June for Hanken’s Swedish-language bachelor’s program in Helsinki and Vaasa have now been published in the My Studyinfo service.

I början av maj skrev Hankenstudenterna Aida Aledin, Emil Zittra och Marcus Karino historia när de tog hem segern i den nordiska finalen i L’Oréal Brandstorm-tävlingen. Som det första finska laget någonsin kvalificerade de sig till den internationella finalen i Paris – och är nu tillbaka med nya insikter och värdefulla erfarenheter från tävlingen.

Hanken School of Economics has received 1 230 000 SEK in research funding from the Peter Wallenberg Foundation to explore why talent management practices often fall short in practice, despite being a strategic HR priority.

The COVID-19 pandemic, the blockage of the Suez Canal in 2021, and the Russia-Ukraine war are examples of events that have disrupted supply chains. Media is increasingly mentioning how such events fragment the global supply chains, and now new research proves them right. 

With healthcare organisations facing tighter budgets and growing financial insecurity, a new study from Hanken highlights the importance of involving care workers in shaping practical solutions - especially when it comes to resourcing and keeping promises made to clients and their families. The study addresses a growing tension between economic efficiency and the ethics of human care.

Då hälsovårdsorganisationer står inför stramare budgetar och ökad ekonomisk osäkerhet, understryker en ny studie från Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) vikten av att involvera vårdpersonal i utformningen av praktiska lösningar - särskilt när det gäller resursfördelning och att hålla löften gentemot klienter och deras familjer. Studien lyfter fram den växande spänningen mellan ekonomisk effektivitet och etiska frågor om mänsklig omsorg.

New research shows that African governments’ external borrowing can enhance corporate access to capital, not hinder it. The reason is that external debt enhances market confidence. Unlike domestic borrowing, external debt brings fresh capital into the economy, enabling firms, especially listed and internationally active ones, to access financing more easily.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2025.

Hanken student Nea Backström was rewarded by the Family Business Network Finland for her master’s thesis. The €500 prize is awarded annually to master's or doctoral theses on family business or family ownership.

"Buy this. Read that. Be like this." Associate Professor Mikko Vesa, together with Professor Frank den Hond, has explored so called algorithmic recommendations, specifically how AI-driven tools aim to shape the choices we make and what the consequences of this might be.

“AI requires a new kind of leadership. The biggest obstacle facing leaders today isn’t technology, it’s the mental models, the outdated ways you think about organisations, leadership and innovations”, stated keynote speaker Petri Kokko at a Hanken Insights event on AI held on 15 May.

Hanken's mentorship programme continues to attract a large number of applications. Over the past year, a record number of pairs, 89 in total, have had regular meetings both in Helsinki and Vaasa. Mentors Millie Ahlskog and Stephanie Bardy, who were previously a mentor/mentee pair, share their experiences and explain why they highly recommend applying to the programme.

The Finnish Innovation Index (FII) 2025 winner is IKEA with top10 including global brands and Finnish icons: Apple, BMW Group, Uber, Marimekko, Fiskars Group, Normal, Samsung, Airbnb, and Lumene. The latest FII results spotlight how innovation, purpose, and growth go hand in hand.

The total annual carbon footprint of 2024 was 14 109 tCO2e market-based and 15 519 tCO2e location based, market based emissions being 15 % higher than base year 2018 and in 2023.

Over the past three years, researchers at the Hanken School of Economics have received over 1.8 MEUR in support from Finnish foundations for different research projects. Representatives from eleven foundations and funds met with researchers and the university management at Hanken on 4 April 2025, and got a glimpse of current research at the School.

Under de senaste tre åren har forskare på Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) fått drygt 1,8 miljoner euro i stöd från finländska stiftelser för olika forskningsprojekt. Representanter från elva stiftelser och fonder sammanstrålade med forskare och universitetsledningen på Hanken 4.4.2025 och bjöds på en presentation av aktuell forskning på högskolan.

Nationally 28 universities are asking their students about Exam, the e-exam system used in the Examinariums, the rooms dedicated to e-exams. What do you think about it, what is good, what is bad? Last year, 4200 e-exams were in the examinariums at Hanken. Therefore we are very interested in knowing your thoughts about Exam. Please, answer before 20.4.

Nationellt utförs en enkät om Exam, e-tentamensprogrammet som används i examinarierna - vad tycker du om det, vad är bra, vad är dåligt? På Hanken hade vi ifjol 4200 tentamen i examinarierna, så vi vill gärna höra vad studerandena tycker. Svara före 20.4

Individual happiness contributes significantly to the overall health and prosperity of society. This was one of the key takeaways from the first Nordic Happiness Summit, held at Hanaholmen in Espoo, Finland on 24-25 March.

This year, the bachelor's programmes at Hanken School of Economics in both Helsinki and Vaasa have attracted a record number of applications. The application targets at both locations surpass all previous years' records.

Suomen Ekonomit has rewarded Faiyaz Khan for useful tips for students writing their master’s thesis. Khan studied management and organisation at Hanken and graduated 2024.

Rector has made the decision regarding the exchange places for autumn semester 2025.

Rektor har fattat beslut om fördelningen av utbytesplatser för höstterminen 2025

– Det finns en stark entreprenörsanda och ett stort antal företag i Vasaregionen men att engagera studenterna har varit lite av en utmaning. Därför har Vasa högskolekonsortium valt att samarbeta kring entreprenörskap för att på bästa sätt ge stöd och involvera studenterna, säger Nina Ingves, verksamhetschef på Hanken Business Lab i Vasa.

Hanken offers BSc students the opportunity to participate in the ENGAGE.EU Summer School, which this year will be hosted by the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) 9.6.2025 online and 16-27.6.2025 on campus in Sofia. Application deadline is 16.3.2025.

Chief Supervisor Ingalill Aspholm has been appointed Professor of Practice at the Department of Accounting and Commercial Law at Hanken. Aspholm is an expert in financial market regulation, sustainability standards and reporting frameworks.

Many Finnish small and medium-sized (SMEs) companies are developing innovative and high-quality sustainable products and services. However, selling those products can be challenging. Hanken School of Economics has received 245,000 euros from Business Finland to equip SMEs with tools for successfully marketing sustainable offerings and achieving profitability.

We need to focus more on the older adults in healthcare, and it is crucial to recognise their right to make independent decisions and maintain autonomy in residential care. This is highlighted by a new study that focuses on the oldest age group, with an average age of 92 years.

Vi behöver fokusera mer på de äldre som konsumenter inom vården och det är viktigt att förstå deras rätt att bestämma själva och ha handlingsfrihet på äldreboenden. Det visar en ny studie som fokuserar på den äldsta äldregruppen där genomsnittsåldern är 92 år.

Christoph Vitzthum has been re-elected as chair of the new Board of Hanken School of Economics. Vitzthum was elected during the Board’s statutory meeting on 4 February 2025. Patrick Lapveteläinen was elected vice-chair.

“Being prepared and resilient isn't just about facing the worst-case scenarios - preparedness should be part of everyday life”, says Hanken’s Aino Ruggiero, who has been researching citizens' home preparedness, among other topics.

At the end of 2024, a well-being survey was conducted among bachelor and master students at Hanken. The results regarding studies and study pace are excellent, while slightly more students than before experience a feeling of loneliness.

Professor Emeritus Christian Grönroos has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Don Schultz award for Innovation in Teaching, Theory and Practice of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) by the Medill School of Journalism.

In 2008 the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) published a mandatory sustainability reporting requirement which obligates selected types of listed companies to disclose sustainability information. However, according to new research this regulation fails to promote sustainable practices and may lead to unintended economic consequences.

The real estate investment company Sponda is the newest member in Hanken's partner programme. The goal is, among other things, to recruit students and show them the benefits of working in an office.

Despite the growing enthusiasm for green acquisitions, skepticism remains. The potential greening effects can be risky and time-consuming, and they don't always materialise. Hanken School of Economics has received 300,000 euros from Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg’s Foundation for Research in Business Administration to find out what the challenges and benefits of Finnish so called green entrepreneurial acquisitions are.

Hanken School of Economics has been granted over 150,000 euros from the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Ostrobothnia for a research project aimed at developing tourism solutions that are more accessible, sustainable, and community-based. The project's pilot area is the World Heritage site in the Kvarken Archipelago.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with Curtin University in Perth, Australia, Faculty of Business Administration at Université Laval in Québec, Canada, INSPER in Sao Paulo, Brasil and IPADE Business School in Monterrey, Mexico.

Are you interested in pursuing a paid traineeship in a world-leading organisation in the field of intellectual property (IP)? As a member of the Pan-European Seal (PES) Programme, Hanken provides a unique opportunity for a traineeship at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain, and the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, Germany.

Here you can find the opening hours for Hanken during Christmas and New Year 2024.

Finland has implemented a subsidy scheme to compensate industrial producers for the indirect costs of the emissions trading system. Maria Wang shows in her dissertation that the subsidy has not been optimally designed. Its recipients are mostly large companies that do not suffer from the increase in electricity costs caused by emissions trading.

A new book in Finnish, Vastuullinen vuokranantaja (Eng. The responsible landlord), delves into landlord responsibility from all ESG perspectives: environmental responsibility, social responsibility, and good governance. The book is written by Hanna Silvola, associate professor of accounting at Hanken School of Economics and journalist Kati Valjus.

I den nya finskspråkiga boken Vastuullinen vuokranantaja granskas hyresvärdens ansvar ur alla ESG-perspektiv: miljöansvar, socialt ansvar och god förvaltningssed. Boken är skriven av Hanna Silvola, biträdande professor i redovisning vid Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) och journalisten Kati Valjus.

The Fulbright Finland Foundation, in collaboration with the Nordic Fulbright Commissions, has launched the application round for the Nordic Youth Grant for the Arctic. This grant offers up to 12 young people aged 18-26 from the Nordic countries a chance to travel to Anchorage, Alaska, in April 2025, to participate in the Arctic Encounter Symposium. Participating in this event allows students to connect with leading experts, network with like-minded peers, and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future in the Arctic. We believe that this grant is an incredible opportunity for students who are passionate about Arctic issues and sustainability.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with Esade Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain and University of Aberdeen i Aberdeen, United Kingdom. You can apply for an exchange at these new partner universities for autumn semester 2025 as soon as the application round opens mid-december. Deadline for applications is 3 February 2025. You will find a short introduction to the new partners below.

Johanna Karanko and Nicola Lindertz are Hanken alumni who both became ambassadors. Karanko is currently stationed in Brazil while Lindertz serves in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Among other things, they are working to promote the interests of Finnish companies and they have recognised many business opportunities in South America.

Apply before 4 November! The world is changing fast. The Joint Programme in Digital Transformation equips you with the latest technology skills and knowledge to understand data, leverage digital disruption, create societal impact, prepare yourself for a digital future that is happening now, and become a digital change maker.

Hanken School of Economics will confer 60 doctoral degrees and nine honorary doctorates in connection with the solemn conferment of doctoral degrees on Friday 1 November 2024.

In line with the internationalisation ambitions of Hanken, academic and administrative staff are offered the opportunity to apply for an Erasmus+ teacher/staff mobility grant at a Hanken partner university within the European Union.

Ungefär en fjärdedel av dem som studerar på Hanken är finskspråkiga. Juho Rasa är en av dem och han har en hälsning till alla finskspråkiga som överväger att börja studera på svenska: ”Ni kommer att tacka er själva. Jag har gjort det redan många gånger.”

According to a national survey conducted annually, alumni of Hanken School of Economics score highly on employability and they are satisfied with both their studies and their career development.

Enligt en nationell enkät som genomförs årligen klarar sig alumner från Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) väldigt bra på arbetsmarknaden och är nöjda med både sina studier och sin karriärutveckling.

Laura Ihanainen, Oskar Korkman and Kevin Deegan have been appointed Professors of Practice at Hanken. They will work with the Department of Marketing from 1 September 2024 until 31 August 2026.

Hanken offers the opportunity to participate in one of the ENGAGE.EU Winter School 2025 organised this winter at Tilburg University and University of Mannheim. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge, broaden your network and help shape our future!

CERS, Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management, celebrated 30 years of service excellence on 12 September 2024 at Hanken School of Economics. To mark this occasion, the institute had a celebratory event, "30 Years Past, Looking into the Future."

Hankens center för tjänsteforskning CERS (Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management) firade sitt 30-årsjubileum med en festlig tillställning på högskolan 12 september.

The word innovation suggests the idea of improving the functional or design features of products and services to make brand offerings useful for consumers, but new research reveals another kind of innovations that positively impact consumers’ perceptions of brands.

What motivates innovators operating in the informal economy, and why do they continue to run illegal ventures? New research uncovers the dynamic role of contexts and entrepreneurs' lived experiences in their decision to run illegal ventures.

Hanken School of Economics has been granted over 200,000 EUR by The Finnish Research Impact Foundation (FRIF) for a research project that will involve logistics companies in the development of circular economy business models.

Hanken har beviljats över 200 000 euro av Vaikuttavuussäätiö för ett forskningsprojekt som ska involvera logistikföretag i utvecklingen av affärsmodeller för cirkulär ekonomi.

Moodle will be updated Wednesday 28.8 at 14-17

Rector has made the decision regarding the exchange places for spring semester 2025.

Rektor har fattat beslut om fördelningen av utbytesplatser för vårterminen 2025

Do you dream of starting your own business? Then this is something for you! We at Hanken Business Lab’s Playground pre-incubator are happy to announce that applications are officially open for the programme in autumn 2024. If you are a university student, a professional looking to change careers or an industry expert ready to take the plunge into entrepreneurship, you now have the chance to make your dreams come true.

Hanken conducted a CO2 calculation development project of its 2023 carbon footprint and recalculated the base year 2018 emissions.

Posti Group is the most recent company to join Hanken's partner programme. The focus is on close collaboration with Hanken Business Lab, the university’s incubator. “We are looking for people who have the passion to build new, sustainable business ideas”, says Oskari Tinkanen from Posti.

Posti är det senaste företaget att ansluta sig till Hankens partnerprogram. Fokus ligger på ett nära samarbete med Hanken Business Lab, högskolans företagsinkubator. – Vi letar efter människor som är ivriga att skapa nya, hållbara affärsidéer, säger Oskari Tinkanen på Posti.

In the midst of climate change, pandemics, and digital transformation, managers find themselves at the forefront of navigating uncertainty. New research shows how managers make sense of this dynamic business environment and what the implications are when it comes to strategic decision-making.

From 2025, universities will have nine national entrance exams, which will allow applicants to apply for a wide range of different subjects and universities. At the same time, the timetable for the entrance exams will be relaxed so that those selected by certificate-based admissions will no longer have to prepare for and take the entrance exams.

The business incubator Hanken Business Lab at Hanken School of Economics has been granted €750,000 by the Louise and Göran Ehrnrooth Foundation for the next five years. The agreement also includes a reservation for the same amount for an additional five years, resulting in a total of €1.5 million. Hanken will see to it that the donation is matched with €1.5 million.

In recent years Hanken School of Economics has welcomed about 80 new international students each autumn. Most international students join Hanken’s Master’s programmes in English, which offer major studies in the main business-school disciplines. For the 2023-2024 academic year, Hanken has international students from 35 countries around the world.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2024.

The studies at Hanken are international in many ways, not least thanks to the unique mandatory exchange semester for all bachelor-level students. Meet four students who are on exchange in different parts of the world during the spring semester 2024.

Studierna vid Hanken är internationella på många sätt, inte minst tack vare det unika obligatoriska utbytet för alla studenter på kandidatnivå. Möt fyra studenter som är på utbyte på olika håll i världen under vårterminen 2024.

According to the Finnish Innovation Index (FII) BeyondMeat, MeEat and Oatly are the most innovative companies in Finland 2024. The annual FII study, conducted by Hanken School of Economics, lists the most innovative companies and their respective industries according to Finnish consumers.

Enligt Finnish Innovation Index (FII) är BeyondMeat, MeEat och Oatly de mest innovativa företagen i Finland 2024. Den årliga FII-studien, som genomförs av Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken), rangordnar de mest innovativa företagen och deras respektive branscher enligt finska konsumenters syn på saken.

What motivates people to pay their taxes? And what shapes moral condemnation of tax evasion? New research uncovers the complex moral psychology underlying why people pay taxes or evade them, providing insights for sustaining ethical cooperation as financial technologies evolve.

The global professional services company Reddal is the newest member of Hanken's partner programme. “Linguistic and cultural diversity is important to us, so it is natural that we start a collaboration with Hanken School of Economics”, says Reddal's CEO Per Stenius.

Hanken School of Economics’ Bachelor's Programme in Swedish received 2488 applications (2023: 2148), 1680 to Helsinki (2023: 1410) and 808 to Vaasa (2023: 738) in the joint application that closed on 27.3.2024.

The newly listed financial group Mandatum is a new member of Hanken School of Economics’ partner programme. “Hanken offers a versatile education that goes well with our extensive operations at Mandatum. It's a good match," says Joanna Kivi, Talent acquisition & Employer branding Manager at Mandatum.

"Research Sneak Peek" är ett koncept som vi på CERS utvecklade mot slutet av förra året, 2023, där vi ber våra forskare att tömma lådorna och visa vad de för närvarande arbetar med.

Digital data can help companies improve customer experience and achieve greater growth, but the downside includes data breaches, misuse and employee technostress. How can companies responsibly and transparently collect, use and create value from all available digital data? A new research project at Hanken School of Economics wants to find out.

The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland has awarded a grant of 200,000 EUR for a project to research the matriculation examination in the Swedish language and literature, the test results, and the language of the examinees. This is a joint project between Hanken School of Economics and the University of Helsinki.

Students will soon be able to take one entrance exam and use it to apply to several universities and fields of study. The reform will significantly reduce the number of entrance exams. This will make it possible to adjust the schedule of admissions so that those selected through certificate-based admission do not need to prepare for the entrance exams.

Professor Terry Esper is visiting Hanken during spring 2024 as a Fulbright Distinguished Professor.

Recent air drops into Gaza and President Biden’s plans for a pier for aid deliveries may look spectacular, but they can have only limited impact, writes Hanken’s Sarah Schiffling together with her colleague Foteini Stavropoulou in The Conversation.

Several students at Hanken School of Economics have been involved in helping a project for Unicef Finland to investigate how much children's rights are taken into account in Finnish listed companies. Unicef Finland report shows that the majority of companies do not consider or measure their impact on children.

Svenska kulturfonden har beviljat ett bidrag på 300 000 euro för projektet Svensk i Finland för åren 2024–2027. Projektet som startades år 2022 fokuserar på att sprida information om möjligheterna i Finland till svenska ungdomar och har redan väckt mycket intresse i Sverige. Målet är att nå ut till tusentals svenska elever.

The Hanken School of Economics invites you to the doctoral course on Societal Logistics with Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics Professor Terry Esper. This will be an all-day course at Hanken School of Economics on 17th and 18th April 2024.

Rector has made the decision regarding the exchange places for autumn semester 2024.

Rektor har fattat beslutet om fördelningen av utbytesplatser för höstterminen 2024

Research Sneak Peek is a concept we at CERS developed at the end of last year, 2023, where we ask our researchers to empty the draws and show what they are currently are working on.

Hanken offers five BSc students the opportunity to participate in the ENGAGE.EU Summer School, which will this year be hosted at Toulouse Capitole University 10.6.2024 online and 17-28.6.2024 on campus in Toulouse. Application deadline is 17.3.2024.

Our professor, Mika Gabrielsson, shared valuable insights into the publishing process at Hanken, emphasizing high-impact journals and using a case published at the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science as an example.

Climate change adds to the complexity to the environment in which humanitarian supply chains operate. In the meanwhile, humanitarian supply chains would contribute to the exacerbation of climate change if a greener approach of management is not adopted. Collaboration between scientists, humanitarian practitioners and beneficiaries can help humanitarian supply chains to become more prepared to climatological hazards and more sustainable.

At the end of 2023, a well-being survey was conducted among bachelor's and master's students at Hanken. The survey shows good result.

Are you interested in pursuing a paid traineeship in world-leading organisations in the field of intellectual property (IP)? As a member of the Pan-European Seal Programme (PES), Hanken provides a unique opportunity for a traineeship at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain, and the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, Germany.

Hanken School of Economics’ new Bachelor in Business programme has attracted 1376 applicants in the first joint application. In addition, Hanken's master's programme in English breaks the all-time record with 1833 applicants.

De amerikanska och brittiska flygattackerna mot mål i Jemen har inte undgått kritik. Syftet är att hindra huthirebeller från att attackera handelsfartyg i Bab el-Mandeb-sundet.

Hanken School of Economics has been granted substantial funding for research projects during this year. The research topics include circular economy in the humanitarian sector, promoting knowledge on sustainable growth together with African higher education institutions, the impact of tree planting on people and the environment, socially responsible and economically sustainable people management and corporate entrepreneurship.

Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har beviljats betydande finansiering för forskningsprojekt år 2023. Forskningsämnena inkluderar bland annat cirkulär ekonomi inom humanitära sektorn, främjande av kunskap om hållbar tillväxt tillsammans med afrikanska högre läroanstalter, effekterna av trädplantering på människan och naturen, socialt ansvarsfull och ekonomiskt hållbar personaladministration samt intraprenörskap.

During Rector’s mulled wine event in Helsinki on 15 December 2023, and in Vaasa on 18 December 2023, Rector Ingmar Björkman presented awards and distinctions. Björkman also presented the medals awarded by President Sauli Niinistö on Independence Day.

Under Rektors julglögg i Helsingfors 15.12.2023 och i Vasa 18.12.2023 utdelade rektor Ingmar Björkman premieringar bland annat för utvecklande av undervisningen samt stiftelsens premieringar. Dessutom överräcktes utmärkelsetecken som Republikens President Sauli Niinistö förlänat på självständighetsdagen.

Applications for exchange studies in autumn semester 2024 and internship grants for May-August 2024 are now open for students. The deadline is 31.1.2024.

Det blir allt viktigare att ekonomistudenterna lär sig att tänka som entreprenörer, även om de kanske aldrig vill starta ett eget företag. Via forskningsområdet corporate entrepreneurship hjälper Hanken studenterna att implementera en startup-mentalitet i redan befintliga bolag.

Check out Hanken's opening hours in both Vaasa and Helsinki during Christmas and New Year holidays on the Hanken website.

Högskolan och de olika enheterna har avvikande öppettider i Helsingfors och Vasa under jul och nyår. På Hankens webbplats kan du se hur vi håller öppet!

"I have a tradition of visiting business schools in various places. The combination of societal interest, entrepreneurship, and economics in business schools holds much of the great future. This was emphasised by Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during his visit to Hanken School of Economics on Monday, November 27.

A new EU-directive requires that all end-of-life textiles, meaning clothes that can’t be used any more, are being collected separately, sorted and then reused or recycled. According to Associate Professor Anna Aminoff textile recycling processes, including separate collection and sorting, are expensive and complicated, and puts a lot of responsibility on the consumers – but things are hopefully slowly getting better.

Rymdindustrin är på frammarsch världen över och Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) tar sikte på att främja Finlands rymdekonomi. Ett nytt nordiskt projekt ska öka förståelsen för de mångsidiga möjligheter som satellitdata erbjuder.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements on BSc level with ESSEC Business School in France and University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business in Canada. You can apply for an exchange at these new partner universities for fall semester 2024 no later than 31 January 2024. You will find a short introduction to the new partners below.
More information is also given by Johanna Lilius, Head of International Relations (johanna.lilius@hanken.fi).

Hanken har signerat avtal om kandidatutbyte med ESSEC Business School i Frankrike och University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business i Kanada. Du kan ansöka om utbytesplats vid de nya samarbetsuniversiteten senast 31.1.2024 för höstterminen 2024. Kort information om de nya samarbetsuniversiteten/handelshögskolorna finns här under.
Mer information fås också av chefen för internationella relationer, Johanna Lilius (johanna.lilius@hanken.fi).

Now you have the opportunity to meet Janicke Rasmussen, Hanken's board member and associate professor at the BI Norwegian Business School, during a breakfast event at Hanken on 1 November at 08:30. Janicke talks about her research on why corporate boards fire their CEOs.

Hanken’s Associate professor and director of the HUMLOG Institute Diego Vega has been rewarded by the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). ALAN honours disaster relief efforts by those in the humanitarian logistics and supply chain industries.

According to the latest survey among graduated alumni from Hanken School of Economics, the former Hanken students are doing very well in the labour market and are satisfied with both their studies and their career development.

Hanken School of Economics receives SEK 5 million from the Erling-Persson Foundation to broaden the education of economists so that, through research and development, they can have a stronger role in the growth of established companies.

There are upcoming training sessions for the databases Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace and WRDS during the weeks 41-42. Check the times and links in the post!

Det kommer skolningar för databaserna Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace och WRDS under vecka 41-42. Kolla tiderna och länkarna i posten!

Hanken School of Economics’ project Ostrobothnia Tourism Roadmap 2030 looks at how UN’s Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can be applied to a regional tourism strategy.

At the international level, states from the Global South (i.e. Africa, Asia and Latin America) agree that responsible business means transferring knowhow, resources and technology from the north to the south, and that companies must not violate state sovereignty. At the national level, these states can steer foreign companies' CSR activities, so that resources are channelled towards public and private actors in positions of power.

The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will visit Hanken in Helsinki on Thursday 21 September 2023 at 11-12:30. The visit requires some special arrangements to ensure the safety during the visit.

Läs det senaste blogginlägget från CERS!

Read the latest blog post from CERS!

We need to be aware of the many contradictions and pitfalls when designing technologies and technology-powered services that empower individual well-being.

Vi måste vara medvetna om de många fallgroparna när vi utformar teknologier och teknikdrivna tjänster för att stärka individuellt välbefinnande.

Climate change is an important driver of humanitarian needs. Yet, humanitarian operations also contribute to environmental pollution and degradation. Hanken School of Economics has received over 270 000 euros in EU-funding for a research project that aims to design guidelines and support actions for circular economy in the humanitarian sector.

Rector has made the decision regarding the exchange places for spring semester 2024.

Rektor har fattat beslutet om fördelningen av utbytesplatser för vårterminen 2024

Hanken’s calculated carbon dioxide emissions from 2022 are 463 CO2 metric ton.

Professor Joakim Wincent's research on entrepreneurship has been awarded the Academy of Management's internationally prestigious Foundational Paper Award. No European has previously received this honour.

Hanken School of Economics receives 192.000 euros in EU-funding to produce knowledge on sustainable growth between African and European higher education institutions.

Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) får 192 000 euro i EU-finansiering för att producera kunskap om hållbar tillväxt mellan afrikanska och europeiska högre utbildningsinstitutioner.

A record number of almost 150 people applied to the 2023 Hanken mentorship programme. Mentor Yrsa Landsdorff and mentee Wilma Leskinen are two of them. The mentorship programme has given Landsdorff valuable insights about the younger generation, and Leskinen has successfully achieved the goal she set herself at the start of the year.

The Hanken Moodle will be upgraded to version 4.1 the 8-9 August. During the update, Moodle is closed.

För första gången på 10 år hämtar en finländare hem en individuell herrmedalj i orienterings-VM. Olli Ojanaho som studerar företagsledning och organisation på Hanken tog brons i långdistansorientering i Schweiz i juli 2023.

The results from the joint entrance exam in economic sciences, held in June, have now been published in My Studyinfo for Hanken’s Bachelor degree programme in Helsinki and Vaasa.

The European Commission has announced that ENGAGE.EU is to receive a follow-up grant to the amount of € 14.4 million for further elaborating the collaboration among nine European universities. Hanken School of Economics has been involved in the collaboration since May 2022, and now with the renewed funding will become full member of the ENGAGE.EU alliance.

According to rough estimates, there are hundreds of millions of human workers globally who work with animals on a daily basis. A new research project will help develop better welfare for animals in work settings. The focus is on human-dog working relations in different organisations, including service-, scent detection-, therapy-, pain- and cancer dogs at work.

Globalt arbetar hundratals miljoner personer dagligen med djur enligt grova uppskattningar. Ett nytt forskningsprojekt vill skapa bättre välbefinnande för djur i arbetsmiljöer. Fokus är på arbetsrelationer mellan människa och hund inom olika organisationer, inklusive service-, doftdetekterings-, terapi-, smärt- och cancerhundar i arbete.

People working within the field of law and business, and also society at large, can benefit significantly from legal design and thus increase comprehensibility, efficiency and risk management.

DHanken, the digital repository of Hanken School of Economics, will be out of use 23.6.-7.7.2023.

There is still plenty of untapped tourism potential in Ostrobothnia. Hanken School of Economics is thus partnering with the relevant tourism stakeholders to draw up a road map of the various local players’ shared visions of how tourism could be developed in the province.

The Board of the Hanken Support Foundation has appointed Mia Bengts as Ombudsman for the Foundation from 1 August 2023. Mia Bengts is a Hanken alumna and has a law degree from the University of Helsinki. The Foundation's current Ombudsman Paul Taimitarha will retire on 1 September 2023.

Styrelsen för Stiftelsen Svenska handelshögskolan har utsett Mia Bengts till ombudsman för Stiftelsen från den 1.8.2023. Mia Bengts är ekonomie magister från Hanken och jur.kand från Helsingfors universitet. Stiftelsens nuvarande ombudsman Paul Taimitarha går i pension den 1.9.2023.

At its meeting on 19 April 2023, Hanken's Board elected Professor Mika Gabrielsson as Dean of education. He was elected for a three-year term starting on 1 August 2023. Gabrielsson is currently professor in international business with specialisation in marketing and sales at the University of Eastern Finland.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2023.

As part of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), Hanken & SSE remains the number one Nordic executive education house in the Financial Times rankings.

Professor Lisa Ellram’s interest in the future of the planet grew early on, leading up to her studying and publishing research on environmental sustainability for over two decades now. As a Fulbright Distinguished Professor at Hanken School of Economics, she has been focusing on the role of supply chain in the circular economy.

In a world where humanitarian crises seem to be an ever-present reality, delivering aid to those in need has become more challenging than ever. As humanitarian organisations increasingly turn to cash and voucher assistance (CVA) as a way to provide aid , it is crucial to consider the logistical implications of this. Failure to do so can result in delays, increased costs, and potentially harmful outcomes for the very people organisations strive to help.

In this CERS blog post, Assistant Professor Larissa Becker discusses the problem with the lack of a common definition of Customer Experience (CX), despite it being a buzzword in marketing and service practice.

Through the transformed Hanken International Talent initiative, all international degree students can now receive support for integrating into Finnish society and working life. We spoke to two students who have experienced the benefits.

– Det var kring 15 år sen jag studerade och jag kände att jag ville ha lite mer verktyg i verktygslådan. Något att ta tag i då det dagligen dyker upp frågor kring strategi och ledarskap i mitt arbete. Det konstaterar Ahola Groups VD och koncernchef Ida Saavalainen, som för tillfället går Hankens EMBA-program.

Assistant Professor of Marketing, Mekhail Mustak, has co-written a research paper exploring the threats and opportunities of deepfake technology.

In order to honour the university's largest donors, Hanken has established awards for the best performing students at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, and to the best performing students who go on exchange during their bachelor studies.

The Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute (HUMLOG) is working with the most pressing issues in our world: from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine and the enormous challenges presented by climate change. This week the Institute celebrated its 15th anniversary.

The aim of the Finnish universities is to streamline certificate-based admission and to ensure that the study opportunities are not unnecessarily restricted by subject choices made at general upper secondary level. This would ease the pressures experienced by general upper secondary students. About half of all new university students are admitted on the basis of their certificates.

Hanken’s Bachelor degree in Swedish in Vaasa has attracted a record number of applicants this year. In the joint application in spring 2023, a total of 739 applications was submitted to Hanken in Vaasa.

At the beginning of the year, a new funding act determining the state's research and development funding in 2024–2030 entered into force. In practice, the implementation of the Act means that the central government budgeted approximately EUR 260 million more for RDI activities each year in 2024-2030.

On 14 March 2023 Hanken School of Economics arranged an inaugural installation ceremony for three new professors, Martin Fougère (Management and organisation), Johanna Gummerus (Marketing), and Jennie Sumelius (Management and organisation).

Den 14 mars 2023 arrangerade Svenska handelshögskolan en installationsceremoni för tre nya professorer, Martin Fougère (företagsledning och organisation), Johanna Gummerus (marknadsföring) och Jennie Sumelius (företagsledning och organisation).

Hanken student Henrik Helenius has been awarded the Anders Wall scholarship of approximately 20,000 euros for having excelled in entrepreneurship and creative thinking. The scholarship was presented on 10 March 2023 at the Anders Wall Foundation's scholarship award ceremony in Stockholm. Helenius is one of the founders of Droppe, a marketplace that sells supplies to industrial companies.

Hanken School of Economics has been welcomed as a partner of the European University alliance ENGAGE.EU. The alliance consists of leading European universities in business, economics, and the social sciences, which aims to provide European citizens with the set of skills and competences needed to tackle major societal challenges.

Demand for agricultural commodities in the EU are driving land use change in biodiversity-rich countries in for example Africa and Latin America, leading to major biodiversity losses. Hanken School of Economics is part of a large EU-project that aims to generate new knowledge and tools on how to make agrifood systems more sustainable.

PhD Johanna Gummerus has been appointed as the new Professor of Marketing at Hanken School of Economics. Professor Gummerus has a long and warm relationship with Hanken. She graduated from the university in 2011 and enjoys it so much that she has worked here ever since.

Use the new PDF Full Text link if you want direct access to a scientific article in Hanna!

According to a recent survey, student well-being has increased significantly during the autumn semester as Hanken has been able to reopen for normal activities. Yet there are also students, especially at bachelor level, who feel both lonely and want support with their studies.

In this news article we want to inform you about the following: 

There is an urgent need for a better legal quality in negotiation and commercial contracting practice. Legal design can provide for comprehensibility and a higher quality, according to Katri Nousiainen, doctoral student at Hanken School of Economics and professional in legal education.

Applications for exchange studies in autumn semester 2023 and internship grants for May-August 2023 are now open for students. The deadline is 31.1.2023.

In the most recent alumni survey, nearly every respondent stated that they have a positive attitude towards their alma mater, and that they are proud to be associated with Hanken. "This is wonderful news for Hanken and we are very pleased to hear that Hanken’s alumni feel that we care about them," says Camilla Wardi, Head of Corporate Relations and Outreach.

Here is a list of Hanken’s opening hours in both Vaasa and Helsinki during Christmas and New Year holidays.

Här hittar du högskolans och de olika enheternas öppettider i Helsingfors och Vasa under jul och nyår.

On 6 December 2022, President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, awarded three medals to people connected with Hanken School of Economics. The medals are officially awarded on Independence Day, but Hanken will mark the occasion with a ceremony during the Rector's Christmas coffee at the School on 16 December 2022.

Due to the rising availability of online data, firms and consumers can make more informed decisions than ever before. In particular, firms can leverage marketing analytics to learn about consumer behaviours and preferences by analysing data taken from various online sources (e.g., social media and e-commerce websites). Meanwhile, consumers can rely on online information shared by different stakeholders (e.g., fellow consumers and firms).

Many projects are doomed from the onset by insufficient attention to project concept design. As a result, projects – even when on time, within budget and according to specifications – can fail to meet the needs of buyers, end-users or contractors.

Self-tracking products and apps are expected to help consumers improve themselves, but new research suggests they can also be used to avoid and change structures such as harmful beauty standards or workplace conditions.

Konsumenter förväntas jobba med sig själv med hjälp av produkter och appar för självmätning, men ny forskning tyder på att de även kan användas för att undvika och förändra strukturer, så som skadliga skönhetsnormer eller arbetsplatsförhållanden.

Responsible investment has traditionally mainly focused on environmental issues, but the social responsibility dimension is becoming increasingly important. The war in Ukraine and the pandemic may be a contributing factor, says Emilia Vähämaa, Wärtsilä Associate Professor at the Hanken School of Economics.

Limiting global warming requires reducing substantially the greenhouse gases that our economies emit, particularly the emissions of firms driving economic activity. The European Union committed to reduce emissions down to net zero by 2050 and Finland by 2035. Meeting these commitments requires continued actions of governments and firms, but also of financial actors.

Accenture, one of the world’s largest consultancies, is the latest member to join the Hanken partner programme.
“We hope this cooperation will help us meet interested, inspired and motivated students who could potentially be our colleagues in the future,” says Nina Pyykkönen, Management Consultant at Accenture.

Hanken School of Economics' new initiative, Hanken Venture Studio, aims to create around 20 new companies within the next two years. The project is being partly funded by the City of Helsinki's Campus Incubators programme.

Sustainable digitalization and technological development was the theme of the think tank organized by the university alliance ENGAGE.EU in Mannheim at the end of September. Hanken, a member of the alliance since May, was represented by Associate Professor Mikael Laakso.

According to the latest results, Hanken alumni are more satisfied with their career development and university degree compared to the overall average in Finland.

“Hanken School of Economics and Aktia have a long shared history, and we are therefore particularly thrilled to continue this collaboration by being Hanken’s new partner company,” says Lotta Borgström, Director of Investor Relations and Communication at Aktia.

– Hanken och Aktia har en lång historia tillsammans, därför känns det speciellt roligt att fortsätta samarbetet genom att bli Hankens nya partnerföretag, konstaterar Lotta Borgström, Aktias direktör för investerarrelationer och kommunikation.

Hanken School of Economics belongs to a very select group of leading international business schools, which to a great extent is enabled by the wide support from donors and companies in partnership with Hanken. To express its gratitude, Hanken invited the supporters to Hanken's Partner Assembly and Donor Dinner on 8 September 2022.

These days, consumers have access to practically all music imaginable, thanks to smartphones and services such as Spotify, and the shelves of corner shops are filled with food and drink from all over the world.

“Hanken aims to contribute with a much larger number of foreign citizens coming to Finland and being integrated into Finnish working life”, said Rector Ingmar Björkman at the opening of the academic year at Hanken School of Economics on 1 September 2022.

The joy of life and not having regrets – these are some of the aspects that the guests of Hanken’s Career Podcast have in common. The podcast is back with 14 new episodes. Listen to our alumni’s inspiring career histories and hear their best advice!

After two years organising the fair virtually, we are back at Hanken again with Hanken Network Day 2022!

The new rector of the Hanken School of Economics, Ingmar Björkman, wants to engage the community in decision-making processes. He wishes to see more international students at Hanken, and has nothing against people complaining. Engagement and openness (to the outside and internal transparency) are his guiding principles.

CERS was represented in the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference in Montery, AMA SERVSIGS conference in Glasglow and Frontiers in Boston this summer.

The results from the joint entrance exam in economic sciences, held in June, have now been published for Hanken’s Bachelor degree programme in Helsinki and Vaasa.

Virva Tuomala, Anna Aminoff, Gyöngyi Kovács and Helleke Heikkinen from the subject Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility at Hanken School of Economics were awarded for their papers at the NOFOMA conference in Iceland.

Hanken & Helsinki GSE have been selected to host the next Economic Science Association (ESA) European Meeting 2024. We will welcome hundreds of economists from all over the world.

A new study conducted at Hanken School of Economics lists the most innovative companies according to Finnish consumers. The Finnish Innovation Index (FII) is a national measure of perceived innovativeness of companies among Finnish customers who have during the last six months purchased or used the products of the included companies.

It is especially relevant today to consider people experiencing vulnerability during crises. On the Cers blog, Anu Helkkula discusses the importance of including the receivers and their vulnerability experiences in creating helping efforts.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2022.

Did you know that Hanken's cutting-edge research is strongly related to sustainability? Hanken Research Day on 24 May presented examples of how the business school works with issues concerning the impact of business and economy on society. The participants got to take part of top research on responsible investments, equity in educational opportunities, sustainable transports, and green hydrogen.

Visste du att Hankens spetsforskning är starkt relaterad till hållbarhet? På Hanken Research Day 24 maj presenterades exempel på hur handelshögskolan arbetar med frågor gällande ekonomins inverkan på samhället. Deltagarna fick ta del av toppforskning om ansvarsfulla investeringar, jämlika utbildningsmöjligheter, hållbara transporter och grön vätgas.

The library will start its summer opening hours 1st of June 2022.

Biblioteket övergår till sommaröppethållning fr.o.m. 1.6.2022.

Hanken School of Economics has been welcomed as a partner of the European University alliance ENGAGE.EU. The alliance consists of leading European universities in business, economics, and the social sciences, which aims to provide European citizens with the set of skills and competences needed to tackle major societal challenges.

How to shape the market for future needs? Is this the end of globalisation? Will it be possible to start an anode material factory in Vaasa? These were topics that were discussed during the annual Hankendagen which was held in Vaasa on 12 May 2022.

Professor Emeritus Christian Grönroos is conferred the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa at Hasselt University in Belgium. The ceremony takes place on 24 May 2022.

Professor emeritus Christian Grönroos har kallats till hedersdoktor vid Hasselt University i Belgien. Han mottar hedersdoktoratet den 24 maj 2022.

The expansion of solar and wind power is well under way, but we still lack large-scale storage options for electrical energy. Green hydrogen is a potential solution, but it requires new business models. Hanken’s research into ecosystems is set to boost the hydrogen economy in Ostrobothnia

Bankkoncernen Nordea inleder sitt första större universitetssamarbete som ny medlem i Hankens partnerprogram. Hankens internationella profil och höga kvalitet på undervisningen lockade till samarbete

It is often assumed in corporate branding research that coherence and consistency are solid principles for a corporate identity. However, many older assumptions are challenged by the realities of our business world that is more diverse than ever. Sonja Sarasvuo who recently defended her doctoral thesis helps contest this fundamental assumption.

Concentration, discussion, inspiration, exchange of ideas – the atmosphere is palpable when you step down into the basement of Hanken in Helsinki. Here is Hanken Business Lab, an innovative incubator with the goal of helping start-ups, growth companies, associations and individuals to grow.

There is an urgency to make progress on building a more equitable and inclusive society, especially in the developing countries. New research suggests that social entrepreneurship programmes aimed at encouraging women’s entrepreneurship are particularly valuable in promoting social change.

Due to various renovations in the Assembly Hall, several class rooms and offices, Hanken's front doors in the main building in Helsinki will be closed from 23 June to 15 August 2022. Only students and staff have access to the main building using their own key.

Till följd av olika renoveringsarbeten i festsalen, flera auditorium och arbetsrum kommer Hankens huvudbyggnad i Helsingfors att stänga sina ytterdörrar 23.6-15.8 2022. Endast studenter och personal med egen nyckel har tillträde till huvudbyggnaden.

Today’s working life is undergoing changes, and we have a demographic structure that requires us to feel up to, and want to, work for a longer time. At the same time, we need more people in the labour market. How could employers, employees and leaders work together to obtain a socially viable working life? That was the theme of the alumni event “Alumnträffen 2022”.

Hanken’s bachelor degree studies in Swedish attract applicants from both Finland and Sweden. One third of all applicants for Hanken in the joint application in the spring of 2022 are Finnish speaking.

Hanken student Alexander Silén (b. 1994) has been awarded this year´s Anders Wall scholarship of SEK 200,000. Silén receives the scholarship because he has excelled in entrepreneurship and creative thinking.

Följ med representanter från Hankens HUMLOG-institut på Heurekas familjedag för att lära dig om katastrofer, krisscenarier och biståndsupphandling den 26 mars.

Who do we want to be as a company? And what do we promise to our stakeholders? These are questions all companies face when they want to express their corporate identity. New research suggests that companies could increase stakeholder identification by involving multiple stakeholders in their branding processes.

Fair rules of play for all, to foster an even better and more responsible business culture – that is the essence of the new Hanken Code of Conduct.

Jordbävningar, stormar, översvämningar, skogsbränder – naturkatastroferna har ett hårt grepp om vår värld. För att vi ska kunna hantera katastroferna på bästa sätt behövs två saker: samarbete och förtroende.

The library organizes four Perlego webinars in February and March. Two of the webinars are intended for students and the other two for teachers. Choose the date that suits you best.

The Computer centre is replacing the web server Thursday February 24th at 18-22.

According to a recent survey, the students at Hanken are satisfied with the remote teaching and how they are progressing in their studies, but many long to return to the classrooms. The results show that students at Hanken feel better than the recent alarm reports about students' deteriorating well-being in Finland would suggest.

Veronica Liljander was a productive and respected professor, researcher, and colleague. She was very involved in teaching and supervised many students on both master's and doctoral level.